“You gave my mother—a gambler—a million pounds? Have you gone insane?” Dasha could not hold back her rage. She went to her husband’s office that morning when she learned that he sent her mother money. “Dasha, anak! Salamat sa ipinadala mo, ah. Naoperahan na si Tito Jun mo kahapon (Dasha, my daughter! Thank you for the money you sent. Your stepfather was able to undergo surgery yesterday).” It was what her mother said in her message earlier. Her brows knitted. “What money, Ma? How much was it?” “Didn’t you wire a million pounds to my bank account a few days ago? And you reminded me in the message to not gamble anymore and that I should use some of it to put up a business that I want and save the rest for a rainy day.” Dasha could not believe it. There was no one else who could be so gen